Data Centre Industry Update – 17th February

Globally, we are seeing a surge in data centre activity. This surge is largely brought about by remote working as a result of COVID-19. This is a turning point for work-management structures and the industry as a whole.

This seismic growth in online activity has created jobs in tech, engineering, construction and more as a result. Our last update included the growth of the African digital economy, the European Climate Neutral Data Centre pact and more.

Here are this edition’s updates:

Data Centre Industry Update – 17th February 2021

Amazon has spent an estimated €2 billion on its network of Irish data centres over the last decade.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has also supported 8,700 Irish jobs, generating an estimated economic growth of €1.45 billion a year and strengthening Ireland’s supplier network.
The European data centre market could see as much as €9 billion in capex over the next 2 years.
Ardmac, the data centre builder, headquartered in Dublin, has increased its pre-tax profits by 75% to €6.175m in 2019 after a number of its sectors continued to deliver ‘robustly’.
Energia is considering the construction of a significant data facility beside its neighbouring Dublin power stations that would draw electricity from the plants.
John Paul Construction has seen recent success working for US multinationals in Ireland, with their highest turnover ever in 2020 at €448 million.